Riddle...(hint) APPLES

What do you get when you have one of these...

(A water Bath Canner)

 

 

 

 And you add one of these (the Red thing)...

(An amazing apple peeler, slicer. I LOVE this thing!)

 AND several pounds of Yummy Apples???

You get some pretty amazing Apple Pie filling!!

 

A few weeks ago we had the opportunity to purchase some very fresh apples straight from the grove.

Now I have some very tasty bottled apples as a result.

 

Here is the recipe that I used.

It is a family recipe that Chrystal Smith grew up with...

 

Apple Pie Filling (Bottled Apples)

4 ½ c. sugar

1 ½ tsp. lemon juice

¾ tsp. nutmeg

1 c. cornstarch

2 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. salt

10 cups water

Peel & slice apples. Fill jars with apples (pack them in full).

Mix dry ingredients then add water and cook until thick. Pour over apples in jar then water bath for 30 minutes.

The only thing I did different, was to put @ 2 1/2 cups of sauce in the jar then pack it full of apples. I actually did it both ways. It just seemed like I was able to get the sauce in the jar better if I added it before the apples.